Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-01-08
the MESSAGE.
-.,;jea. C.~eveland's Second S'a's
Paper.
Decidedly Strong Grou"0
Tariff Reducti%

Tariff Reducti%
,., service lay The Fisheries
our Foreign Rel4r'Eoc'
oucstlon-cuttiX
81 the United States:
Il Constitutional duty, anu
To the COM established precedent in the
In dlsS<Hce, | herewith transmit 10 the
followH tfts r~eaSsembling certain lntorma'
Cop(<nh such recommended ons Tor iegls,
Reconsideration as appear necessary ana
MONT. Our(ioyt rnmen thas consistently
Ihtained its rclttlons0 81 friendship toNaru
MFother powers, ana OF Nc ghborly interest,"
howard those whose possessions are contl8u'
Gus to our own,
orR FOREIGN RELtfIoNS.
Few questions have arisen during the past
year with other governments, and none OF
those are beyond the reach of srttlenent III
tr endly counsel. We ore rs vet without y o.
vision for the settlement OF claims of citizens
of the United States against Chilli for INJURIES
during the late war with Peru ana boilVia'
The mixed commissions, organized undel
claim conventions, concluded by the emu
government with certain European states,
have developed an amount of friction whichwe
trust can be avoided in The Convention which
our representatives at santiago IS authorized
10 negotiate. The cruel treatment OF NOR
fensive Chinese has. | regret to say. been re.
peated in some of the far Western states aud
Territories. and acts of violence against these
pse8afa aa9k@@s43 ~ RAM al md. drAhifr2nppff Ia
punish, are reported even in dist mt Alaska.
Much OF this violence can be traced to race
prejudice and correction of labor. which
can not, however, justify the oppression OF
strangers whose safety is guaranteed by our
treaty with China equally with the most
favored nations.
In opening our vast domain to alien ele.
nents, the purl ose Of our law giycrs was to
invite assimilation ana not to provide an
arena for endless antagOniSms. The para,
mount duty of maintaining public order and
defending the interests OF our W peOple,
may require the adoption of measures of re
striction, but they should not tolerate the op
preston of ind viduals ofG special race. | an
not without assurance that the Government
of Oh ma, whose friendly disposition toward,
ysl am most happy TO recognize, wlllmeet u
half way in devising II comprehensive
remedy, 10y which an effective limitation OF
Chinese emigration, joined to protection OF
those Chinese subjects who remain in this
county, may be secured. Legislation is
needed to execute the provisions OF oul
Chinese convention OF iSSl touching the
opium traffic. While the gool viii OF the
Colombian Government toward or country
is manifest, the situation Of American inter
ests on the lsthmus Of Panama has at times
excited concern and invited friendly action
looking to the Performance of the engage
ments of the two nations concerning the ter
ritory embraced in the intcroccanjc transit.
With the subsistence Of tl1 lsthmc1n dis
turbances, and AC erection OF the State OF
Panama into Il Federal District, under the
direct government Of the constitutional ad'
minisiratOn at BOEOtn. n now order Of thing
has been inaugurltCi which, although
as yet somewhat experimental and
sffording scope for arbitrary cN'
ercise Of power by the delegates of
She national authority, promises much i'm
provertents The sympathy between the
people OF the United states and France, horr
during our colonial Stru gle for independ'
ence, and continuing to-day, has received q
fresh Impulse IN the succ' sslul completion
AMI Dedication # the colossal statue OF
Liberty Enlightcning the World in New
York harbor, the gift OF frcnchmcn to Amer
leans. \ convention between the United
States AMI certain other powers for the pro
lection of sub.inar ne cables was signed at
PARIS on March II. 1885,, and has been duly rat
;tied and proclaimed by this Government. BY
agreement bct%cea the high contracting
parties this convention : TO 90 into eff.
feet the LIST OF january next. but The lcgisla-
tion required for It's execution in the United
States, has not yet been adopted. earnestly
recommend It's enactment. Cases have con
tinued 70 occur in Germany giving rise 10
much correspondence IN relation to the priv.
ilege o. SOjourn of our Hatural2ed citizens
OF German origin roNisitiug the iall Of their
birth, yet J an happy 10 state that our 4 IL
tons With that country have lost none of
their accustomed cordially. The ella, ms Tor
interest upon thn amount of tonnage dues
illegally cXaUtod from certain German steam.
ship | mes were taluru'ly reported in both
Houses of Congress at the last seSs on, ard |
trust will IT COVE Nnal and favorable action
At an early day.
The Recommendation contained in my last
npual message III rclatiol to a mode Of set
teflent OF the
FISHERY RIGHTS
IN the waters of British North America, so
long a subject of ANXIOUS d ference between
the Tn ted States and Great Britain. was met
by an adverse vote of the Senate on April l.,
last, ana tbcreupOn negotiations were iuSti.
tuted TO obtain an agreement with Her Brit.
annie Majesty Government Tor The pr0mul
CATION of such JOINT Inttrp citation aud dci.
milton of tho article of the convention Of 1873,
relating TO he territorial waters and inShorc
fisher cs of the british Provinces, as should
secure the Canadian rights from o%ncroach
ment by the United States fishermen, aud. at
the same time, ensure the enjoyment hy the
latter OF the privileges guaranteed 10 them
by such convention. The question involved
are OF long standing, of grave consequence.
aud from time TO time, for nearly three
quarters OF century, have given rise to
earnest international discussion, not uuac
compaEicd by irritation. Temporary ar
engagements hy treaties have served to allav
f%riction, which. however, has revived a. cact;
treaty was terminated.
The last arrangement. under the treaty of
1871, was abIogatcd after due notice hr tho
United States on june -, lSS5, hut | was en-.
Rbled to Obtain for our fishermen for the re-
mainder of that season enjoyment of the full
privileges accorded by the terminated treaty,
The Joint High tomissiOn by whom the trcHty
had been negotiated although invested with
pienary powcrt0 make a permanent settle
meht, were content with a temporary ar
rAngeuehi, after the termination of whicl
the question was rclcgatcd TO the stipilnt on.
OF the treaty Of ISIS, rs 10 the first article
OF which no construction satisfactory TO bot.
countries has ever been agreed upon.
The progress Of Civlll2atio on and growth OF
population In the british provinces to which
the fisheries n question are contiguous, and
the expansion OF commercial intercourse be
tween them and the United States. prcSen;
to-day u condition OF aifa rs scarcely rrali3a
bic at The date Of the negotiations og 1878,
New aud vast Interests have been brought
into existence. Modes N intercourse
between the respective countries have
been invented aud multiplied. The methods
Of conducting the fisheries have been
wholly cbtnged; and al this Is n.ceg.
sariiy entitled TO candid and careful cOnsid
Grafton In the adjustm nj OF the terms aud
CONDITIONS OF intercourse and N be,
tween tine United States and their ncighhor.
along u frontiet of over 3,tli miles. Thi,
prOp,nquity, community Of language an
occupation and similarity Of political ana
SOC l Institutions, Indicate the practicahility
~ boNlbN " lSuEhl bi mlliiHlnl hE MltlI
ally beneficial and friendly relations. whilst
am unieigncdly DESTROYS that such relations
should exist between us and the inhabitants
Vf hnaaa, yet the action OF thcir officials
during the past season toward our fishermen
has been such as to
SERIOUSLY ~TnREALEN
their continuance. Although disappointed
IN my efforts to secure n satisiaCtor settle.
meDt OF the fishery question. negOtl alton
are still pending, with reasonable hopc ihat
before the close of the present session OF
congress announcement may he made that
Oh acceptable conclusion has been rcach,d
Asst an carly day there may he Ia Il he.
fore Congress the correspondence of the De
partment OF State In relation to this import,
ant subject. so that the history ot the past
fishery season ma, he fully disclosed and the
seton ard the attitude of the Adm njslra
ton clearly comprehendcd. u more extended
reference is not deemed necessary in thi.
communication
In compliance with a resolution OF The Sen
ate. ] communicated 10 that body on August
las and also 10 the House of Rep. escnta
hvcs, the correspondence II the
CASE or A. X. CUTTING, =
an American citizen, then imprisoned in Mex
teo, charged with the commission OF q peun
offense in Texas, Of which u Mexican either
was the object. After demand had beer
made for his release the charge against hin
was amended so rs b. include a violation ot
Mexican law within Mexican territory,
within and the other exterior e
Mexico, induced me 10 order a she
car investigation OF the case. pending VIII ct
Mr.. Cutting was released. The Incident has
however, disclosed a claim of Jurisdiction h,
Mexico. novel in our history, whereby an,
ofense committed anywhere hy a foreigner
penal In the place of its commission, and q
.hlch exlcan Is the object, may, if the of